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Juvenile male indigo bunting at Smith Oaks Sanctuary, High Island, Texas The indigo bunting is a smallish songbird, around the size of a small sparrow. It measures 11.5–15 cm (4.5–5.9 in) long, with a wingspan of 18–23 cm (7.1–9.1 in).
Of the 427 species, 114 are rare, 71 are very rare, and 27 are "rare/accidental" as defined below. ... Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea (R) Painted bunting, Passerina ...
Although not closely related to the buntings in the family Emberizidae, they are sometimes known as the North American buntings. The males show vivid colors in the breeding season; the plumage of females and immature birds is duller. These birds go through two molts in a year; the males are generally less colorful in winter. They have short ...
Description: Indigo buntings are also roughly 5 1/2 inches long, which is about the size of a sparrow. The vibrant blue males are truly stunning. Females are brown with fine streaks on the chest ...
A rare-for-North Carolina bird first spotted last year at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh apparently is making an encore appearance. The colorful male painted bunting was spotted and photographed ...
The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland. This list of birds of Maryland includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Maryland and accepted by the Maryland / District of Columbia Records Committee (MRC) of the Maryland Ornithological Society as of 2022. There are 456 species included in the official list. Eight additional species of questionable origin and two of exotic ...
Of them, 133 are classed as rare, 10 have been introduced to North America, three are extinct, ... Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea; Lazuli bunting, ...
Lark bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys (n) Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina (n) Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallida; Black-chinned sparrow, Spizella atrogularis (n) Field sparrow, Spizella pusilla (A) Brewer's sparrow, Spizella breweri (n) Fox sparrow, Passerella iliaca. Thick-billed (megarhyncha) group (A) American tree sparrow ...